SCHOOL FUNDING IMPASSE--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, speaks with reporters following session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 19, 2002. The speaker said that the school funding negotiations were at an impasse and he expected the case to go back to the Supreme Court. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

SHARE THE ROAD--Chuck Smith, Chairman of the Ohio Bicycle Federation, holds a model of what he hopes will become a speciality license plate, during the kick-off to cycling season, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 19, 2002. Rep. Arlene Setzer, R-Vandalia, is sponsoring H.B. 175 which would make the plate bearing the slogan "Share the Road" available to the public. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

STRATEGY SESSION--House Minority Leader Dean DePiero, D-Parma, confers with minority whip Joyce Beatty, D-Columbus, during session at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 19, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

FINANCIAL STANDARDS--Rep. Bryan Williams, R-Akron, gestures as he speaks in favor of his proposed legislation that would modify standards on construction contracts, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 19, 2002. The bill passed. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)